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Evaluation Of Teaching Material
Name of Material: Find the Evidence! Clips
Describe Material: This material comes with color coded tabs that
can stick easily inside of a book. The tabs are
labeled with different evidences in the text
such as Main Idea, Problem, Key Detail,
Evidence, Question, New Word, Problem,
Solution, Inference, and Theme. It can be used
from grades 2-5.
Who Makes It: Lakeshore Learning Center
Where It Can Be Purchased: It can be purchased at any
Lakeshore Learning Center Store or
online at their website,
www.lakeshorelearning.com
Cost: $19.99
Evaluation of Materials: This material uses bright colors and is
very durable meaning that it could be used over and over again. I believe it is a
great buy because it is a one-time purchase for a low price. Buying this material
could be effective for either a special needs classroom or a general education
classroom.
Evidence Based Practices and Disability Chosen: I chose the
learning disabled children to use this material on. One of the ways to help these
students learn is to use graphic organizers to illustrate the concepts and the
content that is involved in the lesson. By using this material, this organizes the
text into many new ways for the student helping them to understand the content
better. Another practice that is well known to help students with learning
disabilities is to teach mind-mapping strategies for taking notes and in a sense,
this material helps these students to take notes without having to write down those
notes on paper. Others have found that students with learning disabilities learn
best when using highlighter pens to accentuate the parts of the text that are
meaningful and important. The problem with this is that most of the time, the text
belongs to the school so allowing the students to mark up the book is not an
option. With this material, the markings can be kept on for however long they
need to be and taken out when they are not in use. Using hands-on materials are
also proven to help students with learning disabilities and this material can help
these students to hold the tabs and mark down what they have learned throughout
the text as they are reading keeping them involved with the text. Another practice
that is proven effective is to use reading material that has many photos,
flowcharts, and diagrams to keep the students interest in the book. This material
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almost replaces the need for these visual elements with the bright colors of the
tabs.
Core Standards Met:
 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.2 Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph
text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text
 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.6 Identify the main purpose of a text,
including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe
 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount
the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when
explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from
the text.
 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.5 Describe the overall structure (e.g.,
chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas,
concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.
 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and
evidence to support particular points in a text.
 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and
evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons
and evidence support which point(s).
Utilize Technology for Learning: Not only does this material
need to be used as a material for students with special needs are learning
disabilities, but it can be used as a universally designed learning material that can
be used in the general classroom setting. Integrating this material into the
classroom and used with all the students at the same time can boost confidence in
all students and can keep all students engaged in what they are currently reading
in class.
Utilize Assistive Technology for Specific Needs of Individuals:
This material helps all students with the hands-on aspect of
learning. Students with ELN usually benefit from using materials that help them
with their visual and hands-on needs, which is exactly what this material fosters. I
would allow the students to work with partners with this material for the strength
of working with peers in the classroom allowing the student with ELN in the
group to put the clips in the book whenever they believe they should be inserted.
This way, they receive instant feedback from their classmates when they teacher
is keeping an eye on the rest of the classroom. Another assistive technology that
could be used is the phonics phone, which are easy to make with pipe cleaners,
that allows the reader to read out loud into their own ear making it easier for them
to pay more attention to the reading. This will help them to focus more on the
reading instead of getting distracted by what is happening in the rest of the
classroom.
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